EAST VOICE — From the Eastern Ghats to the East Coast
Website: www.eastvoice.in
EAST VOICE respects the privacy of its readers, contributors, visitors and other users of its website.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit or interact with www.eastvoice.in, why we may use that information, how it may be protected, and the choices available to you.
By using our website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. About EAST VOICE
EAST VOICE is an independent digital news and information platform covering news, communities, culture, history, environment, development and public-interest issues, particularly from the Eastern Ghats to the East Coast.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
- The EAST VOICE website
- Contact and enquiry forms
- Newsletter or subscription services, if available
- Comments and reader interactions
- Contributor or story-submission forms
- Other interactive features provided through the website
2. Information We May Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect limited information such as:
Information you voluntarily provide
For example, when you contact us, submit a story, send feedback or subscribe to updates, you may provide:
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone/mobile number
- Organisation or professional details
- Message or enquiry
- Information contained in your submission
- Photographs, documents or other material voluntarily submitted to us
You are not required to provide more personal information than is reasonably necessary for the particular service or interaction.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our hosting provider, analytics services, security tools or other website technologies.
This may include:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Approximate location derived from technical information
- Pages visited
- Date and time of access
- Referring website
- General website usage information
This information is generally used to understand website performance, security and audience behaviour rather than to identify individual readers personally.
3. Cookies and Similar Technologies
EAST VOICE may use cookies, pixels, tags and similar technologies to improve website functionality and understand how visitors use the website.
Cookies may be used for purposes such as:
- Remembering basic website preferences
- Measuring website traffic
- Understanding which pages are being viewed
- Improving website performance
- Maintaining website security
- Supporting advertising or analytics services, where applicable
You can control or restrict cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functions.
4. Google Analytics and Similar Services
EAST VOICE may use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to understand website traffic and visitor behaviour.
These services may collect technical information about how visitors interact with the website.
Where such services are used, their own privacy policies and terms may also apply.
You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices at:
5. Advertising
EAST VOICE may display advertisements through third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense or other advertising providers, if and when such services are enabled.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to display or measure advertisements and may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
EAST VOICE does not directly control the personal-data practices of independent advertising providers.
For information about Google’s advertising practices:
Google Advertising Policies & Privacy
6. How We Use Information
Information collected by EAST VOICE may be used for legitimate website and editorial purposes, including:
- Responding to enquiries and messages
- Communicating with readers and contributors
- Processing story or content submissions
- Sending newsletters or updates where you have requested them
- Improving website content and usability
- Understanding audience interests and website traffic
- Detecting spam, fraud or malicious activity
- Maintaining website security
- Troubleshooting technical problems
- Managing comments and reader interactions
- Complying with applicable legal requirements
We do not intend to use personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected, except where permitted or required by applicable law.
7. Reader Comments and Public Contributions
If you voluntarily post a comment or other material in a publicly accessible section of EAST VOICE, information contained in that contribution may become publicly visible.
Please avoid publishing sensitive personal information, passwords, financial information, identification numbers or other private information in public comments.
EAST VOICE may moderate, edit or remove user contributions in accordance with our editorial and website policies.
8. News Tips and Story Submissions
Readers may voluntarily contact EAST VOICE with news tips, documents, photographs, videos or other information.
Please understand that information voluntarily supplied for journalistic consideration may be reviewed by our editorial team and may be used in accordance with our editorial practices.
Where you provide information about another individual, you should ensure that you have an appropriate basis for sharing that information.
Do not send confidential or highly sensitive personal information unless it is genuinely necessary for the matter you are bringing to our attention.
9. How We Share Information
EAST VOICE does not intend to sell or commercially trade readers’ personal information as a standalone database.
Information may be shared where reasonably necessary with:
- Website hosting and technical service providers
- Website security and spam-prevention services
- Analytics providers
- Advertising providers, where applicable
- Email/newsletter service providers, where applicable
- Professional service providers assisting website operations
- Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required
Third-party service providers may process information according to their own contractual arrangements and privacy policies.
10. External Links
Our articles may contain links to government websites, organisations, social-media platforms, research institutions, news sources and other third-party websites.
Once you leave the EAST VOICE website, the privacy practices of the external website will apply.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.
11. Data Security
EAST VOICE takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Visitors should therefore understand that information transmitted over the internet carries some inherent security risks.
12. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, for legitimate operational requirements, or where retention is required by applicable law.
The actual retention period may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.
13. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on applicable law and the circumstances of the processing, individuals may have rights relating to their personal information, including rights concerning access, correction, withdrawal of consent, grievance redressal and deletion/erasure where applicable.
If you wish to make a privacy-related request, correction request or complaint, please contact EAST VOICE using the details provided below.
We may need sufficient information to verify the identity of the person making a request before acting on it.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides India’s statutory framework concerning the processing of digital personal data and establishes rights and obligations for relevant parties.
The Government of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 provide additional implementation details within that framework.
14. Children’s Privacy
EAST VOICE is a general-interest news and information website and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect unnecessary personal information from children.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorisation, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed and appropriate action can be considered.
15. Social Media
EAST VOICE may operate or maintain pages and profiles on social-media platforms.
Interactions with our social-media accounts may be subject to the privacy policies and terms of the respective platforms.
We encourage users to review the privacy settings of their social-media accounts before sharing personal information publicly.
16. Copyright and Submitted Material
Personal information contained in material voluntarily submitted to EAST VOICE may be processed for editorial, communication or administrative purposes.
Submission of material does not automatically mean that the material will be published.
For information regarding copyright, content use and editorial matters, please refer to our Disclaimer and Editorial Policy.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
EAST VOICE may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
- Website features
- Technology and services
- Data-processing practices
- Advertising or analytics arrangements
- Applicable laws and regulations
When changes are made, the revised policy will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
We encourage readers to review this page periodically.
18. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to raise a privacy concern, or want to submit a request relating to your personal information, please contact us through our website.
EAST VOICE
From the Eastern Ghats to the East Coast
Website: www.eastvoice.in
Contact: Contact EAST VOICE
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19. Consent
By continuing to use www.eastvoice.in, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand how information may be collected and used as described above, subject to applicable law.
EAST VOICE
News. Communities. Culture. History.
From the Eastern Ghats to the East Coast.